WORK TABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does work table mean? 

• WORK TABLE (noun)
  The noun WORK TABLE has 1 sense:

1. a table designed for a particular task

  Familiarity information: WORK TABLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORK TABLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A table designed for a particular task

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

work table; worktable

Hypernyms ("work table" is a kind of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "work table"):

drafting table; drawing table (a worktable with adjustable top)

bench; work bench; workbench (a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic)

 Context examples 

Lucy directly drew her work table near her and reseated herself with an alacrity and cheerfulness which seemed to infer that she could taste no greater delight than in making a filigree basket for a spoilt child.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Myrtle Wilson's body wrapped in a blanket and then in another blanket as though she suffered from a chill in the hot night lay on a work table by the wall and Tom, with his back to us, was bending over it, motionless.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)